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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Koa tree (Acacia koa) with both its juvenile (bottom) and adult (top) leafs. Tree is less than a year old and about 3ft tall. #Koa #native #hawaii #gardensky

Tree in a pot. The top leafs are long and crescent shaped. The bottom leafs are much smaller and oval. Hand for scale.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Stnky Toe Fruit Tree (Hymenaea courbaril) got torn up in Hurricane Lowell. The cacao that has been growing in its shade for years is now getting a lot more sunshine. The red leafs are all new growth. (Yes, the fruit does smell like stinky toes.) #hurricanelowell #hawaii #stinkytoefruit

An approx 8ft tall cacao tree with red leafs. Large broke branch tree in the background. Banana in foreground left. Blue sky.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Spent the day ratchet strapping fruit trees back upright after #HurricaneLowell #hawaii #gardensky #rolinia #hopethisworks

A Rolina tree truck tied with yellow rope to a rusty old T-post. Blue sky several fruit on the tree.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I took the roof off the greenhouse to keep it from shredding and moved all my plants to the bottom shelves. Winds expected to be 50+mph. #hurricanelowell #gardensky #hawaii #prayformyplants

A small greenhouse surrounded by potted planted. The shade cloth roof is gone.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I had not read the book or seen the movie before. Excellent story, but Avery Brooks really steals the show with the narration. Highly recommend the audiobook version. I listened free on the Libby app. #booksky #bookreview ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

CD cover of the audiobooks for Roots by Alex Haley. Background shows a young black man in chains.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

First fruiting of a dragonfruit i planted on a moringa tree that I've repeated chopped down. #gardensky #dragonfruit (I planted this at my #bluecollar job without use of #AI or #spreadsheet. #discourse)

4 pink dragonfruit fruits on a green spiky vine cactus that has grown up a stump. Green leafs surround the central image and frame it nicely.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Weeding in the #garden today. This guild started as a #watermelon patch intermixed with #OkinawaSpinach. The spinach takes a while to get established, so it pairs very well with a seasonal crop of watermelon and/or #squash. I was also throwing #papaya seeds that are now appox 5ft tall. (1/3)

Short papayas that haven't started fruiting yet. With purple and green leaf Okinawa spinach running along the ground.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A very interesting and well written book on the relationship between the USA and Latin America over the centuries. Great title. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ #bookreview #booksky

Book cover of America, América by Greg Grandin. Orange background, white text, painted characters on upper third.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Every hometown's got the ominous megastructure, what's yours'?

Makaha Ridge. Many golf ball shaped radar stations on a narrow ridge.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"In other words, successful generalship involves first figuring out what to do, then getting people to do it. It has one foot in the intellectual realm of critical thinking and the other in the human world of management and leadership. It is thinking and doing." #booksky #bookreview ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Bookcover of The Generals by Thomas Ricks. 6 portraits of generals covered in the book.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Tree filled back in quickly. Heavy fruiting. #avacodo #gardensky

Very good looking very green avacodo trees. Has grown in significantly in 3 months.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

First rack of plantains is almost ready. Papaya grew a second productive branch. #gardensky

2 plantains racks (group of long skinny bananas, grown to cook instead of eating ripe). A large papaya tree in the background.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The Technical Research Manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory studies conspiracy theorists and state influence campaigns, it turns into a first-hand account of conspiracy theorists accusing her of running a state influence campaign. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ #booksky #bookreview @noupside.bsky.social

Bookcover of Invisble Rulers by Renee DiResta

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Finger Lime, Paprika, Rosemary, and Comfrey. #gardensky

Lots of green plants. Many red chili peppers on a plant. Finger Lime in middle of the frame is approx 2 years old. Guild surrounded by grass.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Well written synthesis of the available archeological/historical evidence of civilization wide societal collapse. Interesting application of those insights to the modern era. References many of my favorite anthropology authors. #booksky #bookreview #anthrosky ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ @lukekemp.bsky.social

Bookcover for Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp. White background with image of a crystal ball with monuments buried in the sand.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Great book for 38 year olds. I have a few memories from this time period, but wasn't aware enough to understand much. I thought Ross Perot was just a weird little guy (lauditory), when he was really a weird little guy (derogatory). #booksky #bookreview ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ @lioneltrolling.bsky.social

Bookcover of When the Clock Broke by John Ganz

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This book illustrates a lot of the forces at play as a nuclear armed state completely losses the backing of its citizenry. #booksky #bookreview ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Bookcover of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy. Statue of Lenin lines on the ground.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Purple garlic chive flowers. Tiny hand for scale. #gardensky

Small purple flower on thin long green garlic chives in a pot. Pigeon pea in pot as well. Garden greenhouse mess of buckets in the background.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The Forbidden Fruit #durian I do not like the taste or smell of durian, they are incredibly hard to grow, and they take a decade to produce fruit. #loveofthegame #gardensky

Durian seeds sprouting in a pot. Weird little sprouts. Fruit tastes fowl.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Excellent book by the Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard Serhii Plokhy. The meltdown was a key factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union and remains one of the worst environmental disasters. The 4th book by Plokhy I've read; will read a 5th. #40thanniversary #booksky #bookreview ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Bookcover of Chernobyl by Plokhy. Background image of decomposing gas masks on the ground.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Flowers are now fruits. They'll be ready when they turn red in a week or two. #Hawaii #gardensky #mountainapple #ohiaai

Fist sized green fruits on a Mountain Apple Tree

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I was familiar with a few specific time periods of Haitian history, but this book helped fill in the gaps while telling a compelling story. Mostly a political history, with a few tangents into art and culture. #bookreview #booksky ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Book cover of Haiti: The Aftershocks of History by Laurent Dubois

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A well written history of Palestine with interspersed personal account, focusing on the attempts to find a negotiated peaceful solution. The last chapter offers ideas for how a future peace process could happen. #booksky #bookreview ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Book cover The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi. Cover image of a destroyed home with a blue sky

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Excellent book on the relevant history, immediate lead up to, and first year of the war. This is the third book by Plokhy I've read (Last Empire and Gates of Europe). I'll be reading a fourth (Chernobyl) soon. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ #booksky #bookreview

Bookcover of The Russo-Ukrainian War by SerhiI Ploky. Soldier walking in foreground silhouetted against a fire in the background.

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marc book @marcbook.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'm sorry to inform you that indigo flowers are pink. #gardensky

The plant Indigo (used to make purple dye) with small pink flowers. Small oval green leafs.

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